If you had to guess, what is the success rate in real estate investing?  Success being defined by someone being able to live above average lifestyle strictly based upon their earnings in real estate.I bet its below 5%...

After looking at the opportunities available in RE investing and analyzing the risks and rewards I decided that there are better options available to build wealth.  It pains me to say this since I have been an apprais...

It has been agressively stated here on BP that operating expenses average 50% of gross rents. I have posted many times that while that may be true with some properties, it is not accurate or appropriate to use this pe...

Over the last decade or so, my wife and I have put together a nice little rental portfolio, we've really grown as landlords and property managers, and we have a nice little life that's just getting nicer. Net rental i...

My wife and I have three houses that we rent out. This journey started about 10 years ago. We have 15-year mortgages on these. The houses are worth about $800K (TX). We are very happy with how these houses appreciated...

I am a relatively new but very active newbie to REI.  I have purchased my first investment property which I am in the process of flipping right now.  I listen to BP Podcast in my car on my commute to and from my 1.5 h...

I don't know who needs to read this, but I feel it needs to be posted, publicly.
 Recently the following happened:
- BP Member posts negative statement about syndicator to these forums, involving lost money, poor co...

Together my husband and I have almost $200k in student loans with a significant portion of them being at 6% interest. 53k of that is at 6.8% and 7.2%. We currently live and work in Oregon and are interested in getting...

I have been involved with flipping properties since early 2000s.   First subbing out as a carpenter for several local investors and builders.   When the market dropped out in 2008.  Everyone I knew including myself we...

Hello,I've had some issues with excessive costs through my property management company over the years.  I'm a passive investor and these properties are in a different state than I reside in so I'm not there in person ...